Latest News from NPR

on:

NCPR is supported by:

 
Hourly Newscast
4 min., 45 sec.

Programs

Latest program rundown

Coming up:

Latest Features:

Latest program rundown

Coming up:

Latest Features:
Moore, Okla., Tornado Was 'Storm Of Storms'
May 21, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block and Robert Siegel give the latest in Oklahoma after a huge tornado tore through the state on Monday.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 
Okla. Tornado Survivors Try To Collect Lives After Storm
May 21, 2013 | NPR · For some neighbors in Moore, Okla., the decision of taking cover away from home or sheltering in place made the difference between life and death.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 
Storm Chasers Seek Thrills, But Also Chance To Warn Others
May 21, 2013 | NPR · When disaster strikes, our natural instinct is to take cover and seek shelter. But in severe weather, especially the type that breeds tornadoes like we saw in Oklahoma and parts of the Midwest this week, there are those who ride toward the storm.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 

Latest Saturday rundown




WE Saturday Feature

AP
Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 

Latest Sunday rundown

WE Sunday Feature

Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.
Windows Media | MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 

Latest program rundown

Coming up:

Sloane Crosley

New In Paperback: May 2-8
May 5, 2011 — Lots of big names are back in paperback form this week: There are two new dystopian novels from Bret Easton Ellis and Gary Shteyngart, and memoirs from Keith Richards, Marlo Thomas and rising humorist Sloane Crosley.
Comments |
Fun In The Sun: Laugh-Out-Loud Summer Books
Jul 21, 2010 — Read these books at the beach, and people two towels over will wonder why you're chortling. There are plenty of books that will make you laugh, but critic Heller McAlpin separates the mere giggles from the all-out gut-busters.
Comments |
Humorist Sloane Crosley's Got Your 'Number'
Jul 10, 2010 — Crosley's first collection of humor essays, I Was Told There'd Be Cake, focused on her misadventures in Manhattan. In How Did You Get This Number, the Random House publicist takes her funny, fish-out-of-water experiences overseas.
Launch in player | Comments |
'How Did You Get This Number': Dial W For Wit
Jun 30, 2010 — Sloane Crosley follows I Was Told There'd Be Cake with a new collection of sparkling personal essays. She serves up humorous observations and mordant opinions in carefully calibrated cocktails of self-absorption and self-deprecation.
Comments |
On The Move: Three Books To Keep Out Of The Boxes
Apr 21, 2013 — Author Sloane Crosley is moving apartments — and, just as importantly, her library. Some books will come with her; others won't. But when she can't find the sheets or shampoo, these are the titles she'll want easy access to.
Comments |
more Sloane Crosley from NPR